coronavirus

Odisha man flaunts Rs 3.5-lakh gold face mask

10:06 pm July 17, 2020

Bhubaneswar : At a time when face masks have become an inseparable part of life to protect oneself from contracting the coronavirus, a 55-year-old businessman in Odisha has procured one which is made of gold and cost him Rs 3.5 lakh. He got inspiration from a news report about a businessman in Maharashtra’s Pune district […]

Record single-day surge of nearly 35k COVID cases, total tally crosses 10 lakh: Govt

2:35 pm July 17, 2020

New Delhi: With a record single day surge of 34,956 cases, India’s COVID-19 tally zoomed past ten lakh on Friday, just three days after it crossed the nine-lakh mark, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The total coronavirus caseload in the country surged to 10,03,832, while death toll mounted to 25,602 with the highest […]

Around 400 new COVID-19 cases in Delhi: Kejriwal

‘Delhi Model’ to fight COVID possible due to collective efforts of all MLAs, MPs: CM

10:36 pm July 16, 2020

New Delhi: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday convened a meeting with all Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha Members of Parliament from Delhi, over the preparations being done to fight the Coronavirus pandemic in the state. In a meeting held through video-conferencing, Kejriwal said that the Delhi Model of fighting Coronavirus has been possible due […]

Mumbai case surge: Dharavi to get 2 COVID care centres

With proactive strategy, Dharavi tamed virus, won WHO’s praise

8:52 pm July 11, 2020

Mumbai: The Dharavi area in Mumbai has become a global role model in the containment of coronavirus, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said on Saturday after the civic body’s efforts won praise from the WHO. Instead of waiting for patients to come to hospitals, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) screened people in Dharavi pro-actively which helped, a senior official said. World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said […]

Thousands without heat, water after tornadoes kill dozens

55-hour long statewide lockdown in UP from tomorrow 10 pm

10:21 pm July 9, 2020

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh government today announced that it will be imposed a stricter lockdown in the state from tomorrow 10 pm to Monday 5 am. The 55-hour lockdown announcement comes in the backdrop of rising novel coronavirus cases in the state for a few weeks. All government offices and markets to remain closed during this […]